Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention to Improve the Patient Safety Attitudes of Intern Pharmacists

Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness of a face-to-face educational intervention in improving the patient safety attitudes of intern pharmacists. Methods. A patient safety education program was delivered to intern pharmacists undertaking The University of Sydney Intern Training Program in 2014. T...

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Published in:American journal of pharmaceutical education 2017-02, Vol.81 (1), p.5-5, Article 5
Main Authors: Walpola, Ramesh L., Fois, Romano A., McLachlan, Andrew J., Chen, Timothy F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
attitude
Attitude of Health Personnel
Cross-Sectional Studies
education
Education, Pharmacy - methods
Educational Measurement - methods
Female
graduate
Humans
Male
Medication Errors - prevention & control
New South Wales
Patient Safety
Pharmacists
pharmacy
Pharmacy Residencies
questionnaire
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
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Summary:Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness of a face-to-face educational intervention in improving the patient safety attitudes of intern pharmacists. Methods. A patient safety education program was delivered to intern pharmacists undertaking The University of Sydney Intern Training Program in 2014. Their patient safety attitudes were evaluated immediately prior to, immediately after, and three-months post-intervention. Underlying attitudinal factors were identified using exploratory factor analysis. Changes in factor scores were examined using analysis of variance. Results. Of the 120 interns enrolled, 95 (78.7%) completed all three surveys. Four underlying attitudinal factors were identified: attitudes towards addressing errors, questioning behaviors, blaming individuals, and reporting errors. Improvements in all attitudinal factors were evident immediately after the intervention. However, only improvements in attitudes towards blaming individuals involved in errors were sustained at three months post-intervention. Conclusion. The educational intervention was associated with short-term improvements in pharmacist interns’ patient safety attitudes. However, other factors likely influenced their attitudes in the longer term.
ISSN:0002-9459
1553-6467
DOI:10.5688/ajpe8115